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India votes for next president from the lowest Dalit caste

Analysts say the election of Mr Kovind (above) will help PM Modi tighten his grip on power and accrue political capital by sending an important message to the Dalits.

PHOTO: REUTERS

New Delhi

INDIAN lawmakers voted on Monday for a new president certain to come from the bottom of the Hindu caste system, in an election seen as strengthening Prime Minister Narendra Modi's grip on power. Some 4,900 legislators nationwide voted in what Mr Modi termed a "historic" election